Manager (centre For Pro Bono And Clinical Legal Education, Faculty Of Law)

Singapore, Singapore

Job Description


Job Purpose

As Manager of the Centre for Pro Bono and Clinical Legal Education (\xe2\x80\x9cCentre\xe2\x80\x9d), the incumbent is responsible for planning, coordinating, and providing administrative support to the Centre Directors including: assisting in the overall running of the Centre\'s pro bono and clinical legal education programmes; managing the operations of the day-to-day running of the programmes; and overall administration of projects and resources management in the Centre.


  • Management and administration of clinical legal education (\xe2\x80\x9cCLE\xe2\x80\x9d) programmes, including;
- Supporting and guiding internal and external clinical instructors
- Liaising with Academic Affairs and other university units
- Setting up and administrating modules, assessments, student feedback etc
- Familiarization with existing standard operating procedures (\xe2\x80\x9cSOPs\xe2\x80\x9d) regarding the administration of such CLE programmes
- Regular review and amendment, or establishment of new, SOPs for such CLE programmes, when necessary
  • Administration of the mandatory pro bono programme (\xe2\x80\x9cMPP\xe2\x80\x9d), including:
- Management of the online portal used to monitor the students\' fulfilment of the MPP
- Administering pro bono activities
- Regular review and amendment, or establishment of new SOPs for the administration of the MPP, when necessary
  • Working to streamline the use of the online portal used to monitor and administer pro bono activities. Ensure that the online portal is used in the most efficient and effective manner to accurately track and record students\' pro bono activities;
  • Administration of activities of the Centre, including pro bono activities and clinical legal education programmes involving host organizations, students and external lawyers;
  • Administration of grants and awards of the Centre;
  • Management of the facilities of the Centre;
  • Management of the Centre\'s budget process, oversight of claims processing, including submission of the Centre\'s budget to the relevant university unit when required;
  • Drafting of SOPs for administration support of the Centre (including but not limited to matters concerning CLE programmes or the MPP as mentioned above);
  • Events management;
  • Managing the Centre\'s corporate communications, including the Centre\'s website and correspondence with other university units, students and third parties (whether concerning CLE programmes or the MPP or any other of the Centre\'s activities); and
  • Oversight of executive and temporary staff, including planning, coordinating, and regularly reviewing, where appropriate, the work scope and tasks of such executive and temporary staff.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor\'s degree preferably in Law or Business Administration with 5 years of working experience (can consider exceptional candidates with strong Law degree, strong interest in pro bono and administrative work, and less than 5 years of working experience);
  • Should have some exposure to any of the following areas: legal practice/communications/public relations/charity work/ education;
  • Excellent programme and project management skills. Must have the ability to see the big picture - the interconnection between various projects and potential downstream implications;
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications - Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and database management tools;
  • Working knowledge of web-management and other office technologies will be an advantage; must not be technology-phobic;
  • Independent and able to work with minimal supervision;
  • Meticulous and thorough;
  • Ability to multi-task effectively;
  • Good written and spoken English, and possess good written and oral communication skills, and
  • Good team-worker and able to manage, motivate and mentor a small team.
More Information

Location: Bukit Timah Campus

Organization: Law

Department : Dean\'s Office (Law)

Employee Referral Eligible:

Job requisition ID : 20306

National University of Singapore

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1338791
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Singapore, Singapore
  • Education
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